Nothing like waking up to discover that the US staged a coup in Venezuela, and it didn’t even install María Corina Machado as the new President. Instead, The US will be running the country for now, and the oil companies will take control of Venezuela’s oil.
This was done without a declaration of war, let alone a vote authorizing the use of force. It’s illegal, but I doubt that any impeachment resolution will make it to the floor of the House, assuming one is ever drafted. If Trump can get away from this, who knows what else he’ll try both here and abroad.
What happened today was one corrupt leader seizing resources from another corrupt leader. A select few will profit from this. Most Venezuelans may get a few crumbs, at the cost of their independence. This is not a victory for them.
Nicolás Maduro and Trump are both corrupt men. The only difference between them is that Trump has a better military than Maduro’s. Let’s not pretend otherwise.
Update: 13:57 Central. Vice President Delcy Rodríguez addressed the country and said Venezuela would be, “nobody’s slave and nobody’s colony.” She hasn’t surrendered.
Anything he likes.
It’s a little less than a fortnight to the tenth anniversary (January 16th) of Trump saying, out loud where people could hear him, “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn’t lose any voters, OK?”.
At this point, I’m amazed anyone even goes near 5th Avenue.
go delcy go? honestly i’d be boosting maduro. was he worse for his people than shitler is for ours? my standards for good governance have sunk considerably. the mistake the dems made last time around was assuming that would be enough to motivate most voters. worked for me, at least.
Sonofrojblake: Probably because Trump hardly visits New York City. When he does, they’ll plenty of warning time to avoid 5th Avenue. 🙂
Bebe Melange: It seems like most voters in the US threw a temper tantrum in 2024 and are now looking at the mess they made.